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U.S. Mideast Envoy: "You Can't Make Peace in an Environment Where Violence Is Celebrated"
(Jerusalem Post) Daniel J. Roth - Jason Greenblatt, President Trump's Special Representative for International Negotiations, said Tuesday in New York: "Past failures do not absolve us of the responsibility to try" to facilitate an agreement between Israel and the Palestinians, adding that it will be "up to the parties themselves" to negotiate and conclude an accord. Greenblatt touched on the threat Iran poses to the region, saying that "America looks forward to the day when we can restore our historical friendship with the Iranian people. They don't want a government that squanders its resources on regional adventures." He also criticized the Palestinian Authority's continued support of terrorism. "You can't make peace in an environment where violence is practiced and celebrated." He pointed out that the Taylor Force Act "dramatically reduces U.S. funds to the Palestinian Authority until they stop the abhorrent practice of paying stipends to terrorists and their families."